Tire rim



C. BERG TIRE RIM Filed April 26, 1924 Effi] f "v mf/few as a tioior said rim sections A, li. flo pen mit of the ready removal of a tire casing from the rim, it is only necessary to take the nuts 2O from the clamping members C, whereupon the sections A, B are easily separated and the casing freed. In applying a iasing to the rim, the sections A, B are conveniently assembled to embrace the beads of the casing, the rim with tire applied be ing thereafter handled in its 'application to a tire rack or to a wheel with the same con veuience as the ordinary tire-rim.

Changes in the specific form ol my invention, as herein disclosed, may be made withinthe scope oit what is claimed without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having described my invention, what l claim as new and desire to protect by Let ters Patent is:

l; A tirerim comprising inner and outer abutting rim sections, each including a body portion formed with a tire engaging flange thereon, the latte' additionally includingl a circmnferential telly engaging bead on the inner periphery of the body thereof, said bead having spaced lateral grooves, the sides thereof diverging inwardly of said section, coupling members reaching laterally outward from the inner rim section, said members being arranged to snugly engage within the outer rim section and formed to tit entirely within the depth of said diverging grooves for guiding said outer rim section into abutting relation with respect to thc inner rim section and for providing for axial alignment and fixed circumferential relation between the sections, nuts threaded on the coupling members, and clips slidable upon and removable from said members, said clips being formed to embrace the tire engaging flange of said outer rim, andnuts threaded on said members to co-operate witl'. said clips and clamp the two sections together. i

2. A tirerim comprising inner and outer abutting rim sections, each including ay body portion formed with a. tire engaging tlange thereon, `the latter additionally7 including a circumferential ielly engziiging bead on the inner periphery ot the body thereof, said bead having spaced lateral grooves, the sides thereof, diverging inwardly ot said section,

coupling members reaching laterally outward from the inner rim section, said nuanbers being arranged to snugly engage within the outer rim section and formed to tit said diverging grooves for guiding said outer rim section into abutting relation with re spect to the inner rim section and tor providing for axial alignment and iixed circumferential relation between the sections, nuts threaded on the coupling members, and clips associated with said outer rim section and manier-ating with said nuls lo clamp the two sections together.

3. A tire-rim comprising inner and outer abutting rim sectioini, each including a bodv portion formed with a tire engaging flange thereon, the latter additionally including a circumferential `telly engagii'ig bead on the inner periphery of the body thereof, said bead having spaced lateral grooves tbereiin coupling members reachinglaterally outward from the inner rim section, said members being arranged to snugly engage with-` in the outer rim section and lormed to lil the grooves in the bead thereon for guidingl said outer rim sections into abutting rela` tion with respect to the inner rim section and for providing for axial alignment and fixed circumferential `relation between the sections,` and means co-operating with the outer ends ot said members and with said outer rim section to detaehably clamp the two sections together. i

4. Atire rim comprising inner and outer abutting rim sections, each including a body portion formed with antire engaging flange thereon, one oi said rim sections having a plurality of coupling members secured there to fand extending outwardly beyond the same, the other of said members being provided with raised portions along the inner surface thereof,` forming grooves for the reception ot said coupling members adapted to engage the sides thereof and to guide the members in being assembled, amlto prevent relative rotation thereof, and means co-operating with said coupling members ,for clamping said rim sectionstogether.

In testimony whereof, l have signed my name to this speciticalion.

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